Jake loves exploring the fields on his grandparents' farm. As early as five-years-old, Jake loves running down into the pasture looking for treasures, especially when his grandfather and uncles turn over the fields for planting. The arrowheads Jake finds are amazing. Especially one that Jake always takes with him. On one particular day, Jake is playing all alone at his favorite huge, old oak tree. As he begins to carve into the oak's old trunk, a magical portal door appears. Jake has no idea what to think of this wavering light until another discovery takes him on adventures no one could imagine. The magic and the mystery of one family's destiny begin to unfold with this one young boy, JAKE, The Gatekeeper. Laura Beth adds "JAKE, The Gatekeeper," to her family saga that all began with "2 Girls, 2 Cats: A Magical Mystery." If you haven't read her first five books, you can go ahead read this one first. Readers fell in love with Laura Beth's character, Jake. Upon readers' requests, Laura Beth decided to give Jake his own book, since he is such an important link to this magical and mysterious destiny.